GRUPPO MISSIONARIO Ss. MARTINO E ROSA -ITALIA

31 October 2020

Tutto è iniziato da un specialissimo viaggio in India, proposto caldamente da Padre Guglielmo Cestonaro, motivati e formati da d. Siro Lazzari nell' agosto 2018; felicemente presentato e accolto dalla comunità parrocchiale, tanto da darci un contributo da portare direttamente alle missioni di CHENNAI nel TAMIL NADU, AROOR e CHEMBARAKKY nel KERALA.

L'esperienza del viaggio l'abbiamo vissuta in 6 " ragazze" 3 da Conegliano e 3 da Thiene, inizialmente sconosciute, poi durante e grazie al viaggio missionario, unite in un legame duraturo; non potremmo mai ricordare l'India senza " NOI".

In India abbiamo conosciuto una realtà completamente diversa, senz'altro povera di beni materiali, ma ricca di spiritualità, autentica nei rapporti e con la capacità di farti sentire unico e accolto come solo chi ti ama sa fare. Indimenticabili resteranno il ricordo degli occhi e gli sguardi gioiosi e pieni di gratitudine dei bambini.

Al nostro rientro, dopo la testimonianza del viaggio, è nato il desidertio che l'esperienza portasse qualche frutto e così, coinvolgendo amici e parrocchiani, abbimo iniziato a sostenere a dintanza i bambini della comunità di Chennai.

Dopo la visita nella nostra parrocchia, nella primavera del 2019, ci è stata proposta la raccolta per un pulmino, sempre per la missione di Chennai (completata lo scorso Natale).

Così abbiamo coinvolto le persone che già si erano dimostrate sensibili e il 5 settembre 2019 è ufficialmente iniziato il GRUPPO MISSIONARIO Ss. MARTINO E ROSA intitolato a Carmen Dorigo (una ns sostenitrice mancata improvvisamente poco dopo il ns. rientro dall'India) e sotto la protezione di Santa Madre Teresa di Calcutta.

il ns. gruppo è composto da una ventina di persone che hanno saputo dire un SI, portando ciascuna la propria storia, la propria esperienza, la propria unicità ma unite nel Signore e dal sopporto di Padre Giuseppe Menzato, attuale parroco della chiesa dei Ss. Martino e Rosa.

Far parte di un gruppo missionario è innanzitutto il piacere dell'incontro e della condivisione ed essere uno strumento a disposizione della Porovvidenza.

Ora continuiamo il sostegno a distanza per i bambini dell'India e aiutiamo PADRE PIERANGELO VALERIO nel desiderio di acquistare dei pannelli solari e un generatore per la sua nuova parrocchia di KOIDO nella SIERRA LEONE.

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